馬うまには乗のってみよ人ひとには添そうてみよ

expression

you can't judge someone until you've spent time with them; you can't judge something until you've tried it

Proverb emphasizing that true understanding of a person or thing requires direct, sustained experience. Often used to caution against snap judgments.

See also: 人には添うてみよ馬には乗ってみよ (ひとにはそうてみようまにはのってみよ)

• 「馬うまには乗のってみよ人ひとには添そうてみよ」というから、まずは一いっ緒しょに仕し事ごとをしてみよう。

  As the saying goes, 'You can't judge a horse until you ride it, and you can't judge a person until you live with them,' so let's try working together first.

• 彼かれのことはよく知しらないけど、馬うまには乗のってみよ人ひとには添そうてみよだね。

  I don't know him well, but as they say, you can't judge someone until you've spent time with them.